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I don't know, seems a lot of wars start from USA after WW2. The US is an empire and those bases are there to protect the empire, not the countries they sit in.
by mempko 5y ago
I don't know, seems a lot of wars start from USA after WW2. The US is an empire and those bases are there to protect the empire, not the countries they sit in.
- flyinglizard 5y agoHow do US bases in South Korea protect the US rather than, well, South Korea?
- KptMarchewa 5y agoUS interests, not US land.
- jollybean 5y agoPax Americana, or Pax Nato etc. For the same reason the US pushed Saddam out of Kuwait. The 'world order' we grew up with seems like it's strong but it's not, it's very fragile. US protection of S. Korea / Japan / Europe is like 'propping up key dominoes' in the chain. Wars break out sometimes fairly easily, having bullwarks ostensibly keeps them from falling down. Obviously there are many costs and risks.